Tuberous sclerosis (TS) is a complex genetic disease that can affect many organs in the body. Many of the complications of tuberous sclerosis can be treated but it is essential to identify them early.
In early childhood, a woman developed multiple red papules on the nose and cheeks with the appearance of angiofibromas (see Figure 1). As an adult, papules formed around her toes which were consistent ...
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare genetic condition that causes non-cancerous (benign) tumors in various organs of the body, including in the brain. It is also accompanied by patches of ...
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare genetic disease (approximate 1:6,000 birth incidence) with a wide variability of physical and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Patients require lifelong care from ...
A team of researchers led by UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has found that metformin - a drug commonly used to treat Type 2 diabetes - ...